tumor
English
/tjuː.mə/, /tuː.məɹ/
noun
Definitions
- (oncology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tumour derived from Old French tumour derived from Latin tumor (swelling, tumor) derived from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (swell, crowd, grow, become strong, be strong).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*tewh₂-
Gloss
swell, crowd, grow, become strong, be strong
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antitumor English
- antitumoral English
- antitumorigenesis English
- antitumorigenic English
- axosomatic English
- bethumb English
- circumtumoral English
- dendrosomatic English
- detumesce English
- detumescence English
- detumescent English
- extratumoral English
- hepatotumorigenesis English
- hypertumor English
- intertumoral English
- intestosomatic English
- intratumor English
- intratumoral English
- intumescence English
- juxtatumoral English
- microtumor English
- neurosome English
- neurotumor English
- neurotumoral English
- nontumor English
- nontumoral English
- nontumorigenic English
- paratumoral English
- peritumor English
- peritumoral English
- posttumor English
- pretumor English
- pretumoral English
- pretumorigenic English
- protumor English
- protumoral English
- protumorigenic English
- pseudotumor English
- pseudotumoral English
- soma English
- somatically English
- somatology English
- sphere English
- tearthumb English
- thimble English
- thumb English
- thumb-sketch English
- thumb-toe English
- thumbable English
- thumbboard English
- thumber English
- thumbhole English
- thumbkin English
- thumbless English
- thumblike English
- thumbling English
- thumbmark English
- thumbmarked English
- thumbnail English
- thumbnut English
- thumbpad English
- thumbpiece English
- thumbpot English
- thumbprint English
- thumbprinted English
- thumbscrew English
- thumbshot English
- thumbstall English
- thumbstick English
- thumbstroke English
- thumbsucker English
- thumbsucking English
- thumbtack English
- thumbwheel English
- thumby English
- tumefaction English
- tumescent English
- tumoral English
- tumorectomy English
- tumored English
- tumorigenesis English
- tumorigenic English
- tumorigenically English
- tumorigenicity English
- tumoristatic English
- tumoritropic English
- tumorless English
- tumorlike English
- tumorogenesis English
- tumorogenic English
- tumoroid English
- tumorolytic English
- tumorosphere English
- tumorsphere English
- tumour English
- tumulus English
- xenotumor English
- intumēscēns Latin
- obturo Latin
- tomentum Latin
- tuber Latin
- tuccetum Latin
- tuccētum Latin
- tumesco Latin
- tumor Latin
- tumorosus Latin
- tumultus Latin
- tumultuōsus Latin
- tumulus Latin
- turgeo Latin
- turio Latin
- tutulus Latin
- Tumor German
- tumor Dutch, Flemish
- tumeur French
- tumulte French
- tumor Spanish, Castilian
- Σωκράτης Ancient Greek
- Σωσίπατρος Ancient Greek
- Σωσιγένης Ancient Greek
- Τιτυός Ancient Greek
- σαόω Ancient Greek
- συσσῴζω Ancient Greek
- σωματικός Ancient Greek
- σωστός Ancient Greek
- σωτήρ Ancient Greek
- σωτηρία Ancient Greek
- σῶμα Ancient Greek
- σῶστρα Ancient Greek
- σῶτρον Ancient Greek
- τίτυρος Ancient Greek
- τύμβος Ancient Greek
- τύφη Ancient Greek
- χρῶμα Ancient Greek
- ἄσωτος Ancient Greek
- *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *tewtéh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *ti-tuh₂-o- Proto-Indo-European
- *tum- Proto-Indo-European
- *tum-éh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *tweh₂-u-s Proto-Indo-European
- thombe Middle English
- tomben Middle English
- trifle Middle English
- tumour Middle English
- tumour Old French
- tobo Galician
- toco Galician
- tosca Galician
- touca Galician
- touceira Galician
- toucelo Galician
- touciño Galician
- touza Galician
- توان Persian
- σωματικός Greek (modern)
- թուխ Old Armenian
- touço Old Portuguese
- *tūβos Proto-Italic
- *tūtā Proto-Albanian
- soma
- thumb
- thumby
- sphere
- tumour
- thimble
- thumber
- bethumb
- tumored
- tumulus
- tumoral
- tumoroid
- pretumor
- thumbnut
- nontumor
- thumbpot
- thumbkin
- protumor
- thumbpad
- tearthumb
- thumbmark
- xenotumor
- tumescent
- tumorless
- thumblike
- tumorlike
- neurosome
- thumbshot
- thumbable
- thumbtack
- antitumor
- thumbhole
- posttumor
- thumbling
- detumesce
- peritumor
- thumbnail
- thumbless
- thumb-toe
- somatology
- thumbprint
- hypertumor
- neurotumor
- intratumor
- pretumoral
- thumbwheel
- microtumor
- thumbboard
- axosomatic
- thumbstall
- thumbscrew
- nontumoral
- thumbstick
- protumoral
- thumbpiece
- somatically
- tumorogenic
- thumbstroke
- thumbmarked
- peritumoral
- tumorsphere
- detumescent
- tumorolytic
- pseudotumor
- tumorectomy
- antitumoral
- tumorigenic
- thumbsucker
- tumefaction
- paratumoral
- intratumoral
- thumbsucking
- extratumoral
- thumb-sketch
- intumescence
- detumescence
- neurotumoral
- tumoristatic
- intertumoral
- tumoritropic
- tumorosphere
- juxtatumoral
- thumbprinted
- tumorigenesis
- circumtumoral
- tumorogenesis
- pseudotumoral
- dendrosomatic
- nontumorigenic
- protumorigenic
- tumorigenicity
- intestosomatic
- pretumorigenic
- antitumorigenic
- tumorigenically
- antitumorigenesis
- hepatotumorigenesis